{"id":12815,"date":"2024-03-14T16:39:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-the-interface-timeout-in-nginx\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T07:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T07:23:28","slug":"how-to-set-the-interface-timeout-in-nginx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-the-interface-timeout-in-nginx\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Nginx Timeout: Proxy Configuration Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Nginx, you can set interface timeout using proxy_connect_timeout and proxy_read_timeout.<\/p>\n<p>The proxy_connect_timeout is used to set the timeout for establishing a connection with the backend server, in other words, the connection timeout.<\/p>\n<p>The proxy_read_timeout is used to set the timeout for receiving responses from the backend server, specifically the timeout for reading responses.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to set timeout time for a specific location or upstream in Nginx configuration file. For example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>location \/api {\r\n    proxy_pass http:\/\/backend_server;\r\n    proxy_connect_timeout 5s;\r\n    proxy_read_timeout 10s;\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, when accessing the \/api interface, Nginx will forward the request to the backend_server, with a connection timeout of 5 seconds and a response read timeout of 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the connection timeout only takes effect when establishing the connection, while the read response timeout starts to count after the connection has been established.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, if the backend server does not respond within the timeout period, Nginx will return a 504 Gateway Timeout error to the client. Using proxy_next_upstream can help redirect to other backend servers to avoid a single point of failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Nginx, you can set interface timeout using proxy_connect_timeout and proxy_read_timeout. The proxy_connect_timeout is used to set the timeout for establishing a connection with the backend server, in other words, the connection timeout. The proxy_read_timeout is used to set the timeout for receiving responses from the backend server, specifically the timeout for reading responses. 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